What about the longevity of Aldo's reign and the fact that he went TEN FUCKING YEARS without a loss? What about the fact that he clearly wasn't at his best when he fought Max and Conor?crazy. you have Aldo as 1 because "longevity" but you have Volk at 2 because he basically beat Max 2/3 times. what about Max beating Aldo 2/2 times? what about Conor beating both Max and Aldo decisively?
In history. Ever. Of all time.This "whatever of ALL TIME" get's really annoying
What about the longevity of Aldo's reign and the fact that he went TEN FUCKING YEARS without a loss? What about the fact that he clearly wasn't at his best when he fought Max and Conor?
Or do you count Anderson Silva's fight with Bisping as reason to put Bisping above Anderson at MW?
Your argument falls apart when you think about it, so you clearly didn't.
It’s a tough argument being that he got steamrolled by max twice and lost to Volk as well. That being said, he DOES get the longevity vote. Truly a hard question to answer.Aldo still has the most consecutive FW title defenses in UFC history. His WEC title defenses make that title reign even more impressive. My vote is still for Aldo, but that’s mainly because he resembles my dad lol. .
i dont think fedor beats the version of guys that stipe beatAgain with this non sense
Kamaru is not the goat of WW GSP is
Izzy is not the goat of MW Anderson Silva is
Stipe is not the goat of HW Fedor is
That’s a fair argument, however I believe longevity plays a larger role in greatness when it comes to these discussions.It’s a tough argument being that he got steamrolled by max twice and lost to Volk as well. That being said, he DOES get the longevity vote. Truly a hard question to answer.
Aldo has far more defenses as a champion, though. How long someone reigns over a division factors in greatly in these convos. Aldo has 3x as many defenses as Holloway does. Aldo has 9 if you include the wec and Holloway only has 3.He got finished twice by Max. You can't be over someone who has finished you twice.
Also worst defeat in championship match 2 losses like being finished by max also a loss to Volk. The whole point of fighting is to know who is a better fighter and Max has proven to be better than Aldo.Aldo has far more defenses as a champion, though. How long someone reigns over a division factors in greatly in these convos. Aldo has 3x as many defenses as Holloway does. Aldo has 9 if you include the wec and Holloway only has 3.
Dana White white had the following to say about Max Holloway and UFC 300.
“Max Holloway, always a big fan favorite,” White said from his Las Vegas “War Room” office on First Take (h/t MMA Mania). “Probably the greatest featherweight of all time, going up against Gaethje, who is a human highlight reel.
“The idea of the BMF was built right here in this room. There’s always these fights that the fans love, whether it’s a [Jorge] Masvidal vs. [Nate] Diaz, you know, those types of fights — Gaethje and Holloway. We were sitting in here one day and thought about building this BMF title and who’s better fit for this thing than Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway? We thought about it in here. I told the guys, ‘Tell me if I’m crazy, but what do you think of this idea?’ They loved it, the fans love it, and here we go.”
“When you think about it, it’s the greatest card ever assembled in combat sports history,” White said of UFC 300. “Not just UFC, not just MMA, ever.”
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Personally, I'm inclined to agree with Dana. No other fighter in the UFC is headstrong to take on anyone like Max is. Volk had a chance at being the best FW but he screwed it up. Dana speaking nothing but facts here (except for the UFC 300 part, that's just BS).
Dana White white had the following to say about Max Holloway and UFC 300.
“Max Holloway, always a big fan favorite,” White said from his Las Vegas “War Room” office on First Take (h/t MMA Mania). “Probably the greatest featherweight of all time, going up against Gaethje, who is a human highlight reel.
“The idea of the BMF was built right here in this room. There’s always these fights that the fans love, whether it’s a [Jorge] Masvidal vs. [Nate] Diaz, you know, those types of fights — Gaethje and Holloway. We were sitting in here one day and thought about building this BMF title and who’s better fit for this thing than Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway? We thought about it in here. I told the guys, ‘Tell me if I’m crazy, but what do you think of this idea?’ They loved it, the fans love it, and here we go.”
“When you think about it, it’s the greatest card ever assembled in combat sports history,” White said of UFC 300. “Not just UFC, not just MMA, ever.”
Source
Personally, I'm inclined to agree with Dana. No other fighter in the UFC is headstrong to take on anyone like Max is. Volk had a chance at being the best FW but he screwed it up. Dana speaking nothing but facts here (except for the UFC 300 part, that's just BS).
This is talking about greatness. The champ with a third as many title defenses is not greater than the champ with 3x as many defenses.Also worst defeat in championship match 2 losses like being finished by max also a loss to Volk. The whole point of fighting is to know who is a better fighter and Max has proven to be better than Aldo.
Dana White white had the following to say about Max Holloway and UFC 300.
“Max Holloway, always a big fan favorite,” White said from his Las Vegas “War Room” office on First Take (h/t MMA Mania). “Probably the greatest featherweight of all time, going up against Gaethje, who is a human highlight reel.
“The idea of the BMF was built right here in this room. There’s always these fights that the fans love, whether it’s a [Jorge] Masvidal vs. [Nate] Diaz, you know, those types of fights — Gaethje and Holloway. We were sitting in here one day and thought about building this BMF title and who’s better fit for this thing than Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway? We thought about it in here. I told the guys, ‘Tell me if I’m crazy, but what do you think of this idea?’ They loved it, the fans love it, and here we go.”
“When you think about it, it’s the greatest card ever assembled in combat sports history,” White said of UFC 300. “Not just UFC, not just MMA, ever.”
Source
Personally, I'm inclined to agree with Dana. No other fighter in the UFC is headstrong to take on anyone like Max is. Volk had a chance at being the best FW but he screwed it up. Dana speaking nothing but facts here (except for the UFC 300 part, that's just BS).
I got Patricio Pitbull ahead of Max. He went up in weight and KO’d Chandler and has been the KING of 145 since 2010. Sure the competition wasn’t as stiff as UFC BUT it WAS in the early days. Joe Warren and Pat Curran and a list of killers that would’ve done well in UFCDana is just trying to hype up the card like usual. Aldo and Volk are ahead of Max IMO.
This, once a fighter retires Dana White says x new active fighter is the new GOAT. He doesn't give a shit about reality or the history of fighters he can no longer make money from.